May 17, 2026
Finding Clarity and Moving Forward: Overcoming Feeling Stuck with Cherita O'Dell
Are you struggling with overcoming feeling stuck and searching for a way to start moving forward? In this episode of Best Version of Yourself, Cherita O'Dell shares powerful insights on finding clarity during uncertain times. Learn how to recognize whether you're truly stalled or just in a necessary pause, and discover why waiting can be a meaningful step on your journey. Cherita offers actionable strategies to help you break free when you realize you're spinning your wheels, empowering you to overcome feeling stuck and move forward with renewed purpose. If you're ready to transform your mindset and embrace clarity, this episode will inspire you to take the next step.
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Today's conversation is one a lot of people quietly wrestle
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with what's the difference between waiting with purpose and just
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feeling stuck? Because from the outside those two can look
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almost identical, but internally they feel completely different. One is
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filled with intention, growth, and trust. The other can feel
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like frustration, confusion, and wondering if life is passing you by.
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To help us unpack this, I'm joined by someone who
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brings both lived experience and deep spiritual insight to the conversation.
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Charita Odell is a transformational speaker, author, and former Olympic
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athlete who has dedicated her work to helping women navigate purpose, faith,
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and relationships in a world that often pushes us to
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rush the process. Her journey from competing on the Olympic
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stage to guiding others through seasons of waiting and becoming
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gives her a unique perspective on resilience, identity, and trusting
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timing even when it doesn't make sense. He's also the
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author of Good God, A Single Girl's Rocky Path to
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Finding True Love, where she explores the deeper, often challenging
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path of surrender, growth, and faith in relationships. In this episode,
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We're Diving into what it really means to wait well
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and how to tell whether you're in a season of
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purpose or simply feeling stuck. Now, before we dive in,
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I want to say something quickly, because if you've been
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listening for a while, you know we often explore things
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through the lens of human design, and while that's still
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a big part of this space, today's episode is intentionally
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a little outside of that framework. When I came across
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Charita and her work, I was so deeply impressed by
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her perspective, her honesty, and the way she speaks about waiting,
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faith and personal growth that I knew I had to
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invite her on, even if it meant stepping slightly beyond
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our usual lens, because sometimes the most powerful insights come
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when we allow ourselves to hear a topic from a
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completely different angle. So I'm genuinely excited for this conversation
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to explore what it means to wait with purpose versus
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feeling stuck, not through human design, but through Charita's lived experience,
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her faith, and the wisdom she's gained along the way. Charita,
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I'm so glad you're here. I'd love to start by
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exploring something that I think so many people are navigating,
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often without even having the language for it. From your perspective,
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how would you describe the difference between feeling stuck and
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waiting with purpose?
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Well, stuck is waiting in what seems to be futility,
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the expectation that nothing is working out for your good
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or in your favor. You start to see yourself as
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the victim, you know, desiring a lot but going nowhere fast.
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Now waiting with purpose, I see that as operating an
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expectation that life will eva ventually work out in your favor.
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You see what others define as setbacks and roadblocks instead
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as hedges of protection and pivot points to steer you
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into what is essentially for your good. You wait with
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a good attitude, knowing that delay is not denial.
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And for someone who finds themselves in that in between
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space wanting to move forward but not quite knowing how,
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what are some ways they can stay patient and present
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without slipping into that feeling of being stuck?
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I would say, Firstly, use the time to work on
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your own self development. Secondly, accentuate the positive and reaffirm
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yourself that the weight will be worth it, and thirdly,
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look for opportunities to speak into the lives of others
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who may be struggling in different areas, because it takes
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the focus off of yourself.
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I'm also curious about the role of self awareness here.
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How can someone begin to reflect more deeply and recognize
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whether they're in a season of intentional waiting or actually
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experiencing stagnation.
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Well, it starts by determining if the results during the
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weight are making you feel like you're in a holding
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pattern or regressing. Are you repeating similar patterns but to
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no avail. If it is productive waiting, you might feel impatient, yes,
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but not as a result of your wrongdoing. Per se,
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your weight may feel like more of a timing issue. Secondly,
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you have to acknowledge your blind spots, those areas in
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which you are knowingly or unintentionally sabotaging your progress and growth.
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If you realize that your blind spots are glaring, it
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will be evident that unproductive stagnation is in the room
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with you working on your shortcomings, and a mindset reset
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will be the fastest way to transform the posture of
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your weight from unproductive to productive.
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For those listeners who might be feeling impatient, frustrated, or
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even a little bitter in their waiting season. What would
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you want them to hear right now?
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Hang in there with an attitude of expectation and anticipation.
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Understand that you have the road view while God has
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the aerial view. He wants you to prosper and succeed,
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but your heart and attitude have to be in the
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right place.
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And finally, for someone who is just beginning to explore
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this idea of waiting with purpose, how can I start
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building trust in their own timing, especially when everything around
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them seems to be moving faster.
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Results don't lie. So if you're not seeing growth in
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your life and achievement of what you deem to be
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your self actualization goals, it's time to come to grips
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with the fact that maybe you can't trust your own
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time in. This is when you have to humble yourself
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and ask God for his divine guidance, show me the
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way and guide my steps as I am neither wise
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enough nor discerning enough to figure it all out. Prayer
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changes things, and that's what marries God's time in and
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our heart's desires.
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As we come to the end of this conversation, I
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keep coming back to something that feels both simple and
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challenging at the same time, that waiting in itself isn't
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the problem. It's how we experience that waiting that shapes us.
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What I'm really taking away from this is the idea
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that waiting with purpose isn't passive. It's not about putting
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your life on hold or sitting still hoping something will change.
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It's active, it's intentional, and it asks something of you.
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It invites growth, reflection, and a deeper level of trust,
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especially when things aren't unfolding on your preferred timeline. And
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on the other side of that, feeling stuck often comes
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with that sense of disconnection from yourself, from your direction,
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and sometimes even from hope. But even that awareness can
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be powerful because it gives you a starting point. It's
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not a failure, it's information. Charita. I really appreciate the
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way you've brought honesty and depth into this conversation. The
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way you've spoken about faith, resilience, and trusting the process
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without pretending it's always easy, feels incredibly grounding and for
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everyone listening. If you find yourself in a season of
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waiting right now, maybe the question to gently sit with
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isn't why is this taking so long? But what is
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this season asking of me? Because there's a difference between
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time passing and transformation happening. Thank you so much for
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being here, for listening, and for being part of these conversations.
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And Charita, thank you again for sharing your perspective and
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your experience with us to day. It's been such a
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meaningful conversation.
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